Practical Automation ITK1X User manual

Rev C (5-29-2020)
ITK1X
PRINTER QUICK SET-UP GUIDE
When you rst set up your printer, follow these simple steps to properly congure your printer to
your specic ckets and/or applicaon
 Measure target Ticket Length (C), and distance from cut line to Top of Mark (D) in millimeters (mm)
 Find the ITK12 driver icon (dierent paths depending on
version of Windows), and open the “PA ITK12G Properes”
driver ulity
 Select “General” tab
 Select “Preferences”
 Select preferred orientaon, then select “Advanced” buon
 Under “Paper Size”, select correct cket size, press “OK”
 Press “Apply” buon
 Select “Stored Printer Sengs” tab in driver
 With printer ON, select “Read” buon to load current
printer sengs
 Under “Mark Type”, set to “Black Mark” or “Hole/Silicon”
 Enter Ticket Length (C) and Top of Mark (D) measurements
 If the printer does NOT have a presenter, the Presenter
Mode will be grayed out and blank
 Select “Update” buon, wait unl loading is complete
FOR USING A TICKET WITH BLACK MARK/HOLE

Rev C (5-29-2020)
 Select “Driver Printer Sengs “ tab
 Set “Cut Opon” to “Full Cut (Black Mark, Hole)”
 Conrm that “Backup Before Print” under “FOR
CONTINUOUS PRINTING ONLY” secon is set to “0” for
Black Mark
 Press “Apply” (if highlighted)
 Select “Print Quality” tab
 Select required speed and intensity levels for applicaon
 Press “Apply” (if highlighted) and then “OK” to close
driver window
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
 Check that Preference Sengs in applicaon document are set to the correct cket size, as this seng could
override Driver paper size seng
 If the low paper sensor is installed (normally with roll holder), but you are using cket stock or somehow
bypassing the sensor with roll stock, please check that the Excepon seng <Disable Low Paper Reporng
as Windows “Paper Problem”> found in the Driver Printer Sengs tab is selected in order to avoid a
Windows “Paper Problem” error message.
FOR USING A TICKET WITH BLACK MARK/HOLE (cont.)

Rev C (5-29-2020)
ITK1X
PRINTER QUICK SET-UP GUIDE
When you rst set up your printer, follow these simple steps to properly congure your printer to
your specic ckets and/or applicaon
 Find the ITK12 driver icon (dierent paths depending on version of
Windows), and open the PA ITK12G Properes driver ulity
 Select “General” tab
 Select “Preferences”
 Select preferred orientaon, then select “Advanced” buon
 Under “Paper Size”, select correct cket size, press “OK” to return to
previous screen
 Press “Apply” buon
 Select “Driver Printer Sengs” tab in driver
 Under “Cut Opon”, select “Full Cut”
 Select “Reprint last page when “Out Of Paper” during print”
 Adjust “Back-up before print” to maximum seng
 Press “Apply” buon at boom of screen (if highlighted)
 Select “Stored Printer Sengs“ tab
 Select “Read” buon to load current printer sengs
 Set “Mark Type” to “Connuous”
 If the printer does NOT have a presenter, the Presenter Mode will be
grayed out and blank
 Select “Update” buon, wait unl loading is complete
 Select “Print Quality” tab
 Select required speed and intensity levels for applicaon
 Press “Apply” (if highlighted) and then “OK” to close driver window
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
 Check that Preference Sengs in applicaon document are set to the
correct cket size, as this seng could override Driver paper size
seng
 If the low paper sensor is installed (normally with roll holder), but you
are using cket stock or somehow bypassing the sensor with roll stock,
please check that the Excepon seng <Disable Low Paper Reporng as
Windows “Paper Problem”> found in the Driver Printer Sengs tab is
selected in order to avoid a Windows “Paper Problem” error message.
FOR USING CONTINUOUS ROLL PAPER

Rev C (5-29-2020)
ITK1X
PRINTER QUICK SET-UP GUIDE
If your printer is equipped with a presenter, please follow the following instrucons aer seng your
printer to either Black Mark or Connuous
 Select “Stored Printer Sengs” tab in driver
 Select “Read” buon to load current printer sengs
 Under “Mark Type”, set to either Black Mark, Hole/Silicon, or
Connuous as per previous instrucons
 From the drop down menu under “Presenter”, select one of the
following sengs:
 DISABLED - Document prints and is immediately ejected
 PASS DOCUMENT THROUGH PRESENTER AND EJECT -
Document is printed and then immediately ejected
 PASS DOCUMENT THROUGH PRESENTER AND HOLD -
document is printed and presented, then held: if not
taken, disposion is then dictated by selecon of
opons in PRESENTER tab
 LOOP DOCUMENT, PRESENT AND HOLD - document is
looped over top of printer, then fed through presenter
and held: if not taken, disposion is then dictated by
selecon of opons in PRESENTER tab. (DO NOT select
this opon if using thicker fan fold cket stock)
 Select “Update” buon, wait unl loading is complete
 Select “Presenter” tab in driver
 Select a specic me-out opon from the rst drop down menu
(Ticket Not Taken Timeout), where DISABLED indicates no acon
unl next document is printed, otherwise a prescribed me is
passed unl acon taken.
 Then select acon to be performed either aer the meout opon
is met, or when a new document is sent down to the printer
 DISPOSE - document is retracted back into the presenter and
then disposed underneath printer. Please insure that the
boom path of the presenter unit is not blocked to prevent
jamming of document when retracted. (DO NOT select dispose
if using thicker fan fold paper stock)
 EJECT - document is ejected from presenter unit
 Select “Purge Print Job” buon to eliminate rest of document if rst
page not taken
 Press “Apply” buon
FOR USING A PRINTER WITH A PRESENTER